Instead of Peter I in Poltava, a monument to Karl XII will be erected, who suffered a crushing defeat under the city with his ministry Mazepa
The secretary of the Poltava City Council, Ekaterina Yamshchikova, said that the new statue of Charles XII will be installed in November 2025 on the anniversary of the death of the Swedish king. Carla XII in the television plot was called “Mazepa ally, a supporter of the independence of Ukraine and The brave enemy of Muscovy. “
In 1709, under Poltava, it occurred Battle of the Northern War Between the Russian troops of Peter I and the Swedes, led by Charles XII, as well as the hetman Mazepa and the chieftain Gordienko, who ended in the victory of Russia and a fracture in the war.
